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From The Mosh Pit: Top 5 Top 5 Lists

I used to hate Third Eye Blind with a ferocious ferver the likes of which caused me to look up the words "ferocious" and "fervor."

But this was back when they first rose to prominence and raided radio with songs with lyrics like "doo doo doo" (actual lyrics) and pretentiousness like they thought they were the effin' Beatles.

Alas, this was also before the internet, and the only people who could hear my disdain and 35-cent words were the friends unlucky enough to be in the car with me.

Now, anyone can express disapproval (and to a significantly lesser extent: approval) of anything in the world around them and receive a worldwide web of an audience.

I'm not sure if you're aware, but we actually have a pretty sweet venue called the Mosh Pit in which you can type and be heard with the resonance of 3,000 Scott Heisels. Since we brought the Mosh Pit huge improvements when we re-launched the site last month, I thought I'd bring a little attention to it in a sort of digital party invitation (which, well, you're reading). To sign up, all ya gotta do is go here.

In the meantime, one of the members, Token, started a thread that I found crazy entertaining on Top 5 lists of whatever you want. Here's Token's:

Top 5 Songs with the artist’s name in the title
5) “Everyone In Anal Cunt Is Dumb” by Anal Cunt
4) “Radio Clash” by the Clash
3) “Black Sabbath” by Black Sabbath
2) “In A Big Country” by Big Country
1) “Method Man” by Wu-Tang Clan (feat. Method Man)

In honor of that (although I do think the "Method Man" choice is a little suspect), I'm listing the Top 5 Top 5 lists I like in the thread (so far and in no particular order). Agree or disagree with me? Great. I have the perfect place for you to say it. (I still hate Third Eye Blind, too.)

Top 5 songs that are exactly five minutes by CircaSurvivor
5) “The Last Song” by the All-American Rejects
4) “The Weight” by Thrice
3) “Reinvention” by As I Lay Dying
2) “New Storms For Older Lovers” by La Dispute
1) “Frozen Creek”  by Circa Survive*
* = iTunes says 4:59

Top 5 most underrated background vocals (not collaborations) by LivingSaint
5) Toby Morse on “Falling Down” by Story Of The Year
4) Anthony Green on “Hangover Song” by Say Anything
3) Mark Hoppus on “The Empire” by MxPx
2) Phil Sneed on “The Runaways” by Anberlin
1) Patrick Stump on “Everything Is Alright” by Motion City Soundtrack

Top 5 songs under 90 seconds by maggie
5) “I Wanna Get A Mohawk (But Mom Won't Let Me Get One)” by AFI
4) “Proctor Rd.” by the Matches
3) “The Heaven And Hell Cotillion” by Fake Problems
2) “If I Had A Time Machine, That Would Be Fresh” by MC Lars
1) “Maxwell Murder” by Rancid
(honorable mention: “Soil, Soil” by Tegan And Sara)

Top 5 albums guaranteed to piss your neighbors the fuck off by TheMestUp
5) My band’s three-song EP
4) London Calling by the Clash (I will never understand how this album pisses someone off, but it did)
3) The Game Of Life by Arsonists Get All The Girls
2) Hell Songs by Daughters
1) Calculating Infinity by the Dillinger Escape Plan

Top 5 songs with “list” in the title by Leo.
5) “What Is The List At?” by the Casual Lean
4) “Ex Communication List” by Your Enemies Friends
3) “Tell That Mick He Just Made My List Of Things To Do Today” by Fall Out Boy
2) “My Year In Lists” by Los Campesinos!
1) “List Of Demands” by Saul Williams

For those interested, I made my own list in the thread, too…

Top 5 songs to which the answer is probably “no” by AP_Tim
5) “Is It Progression If A Cannibal Uses A Fork?” by Chiodos
4) “Are We Really Happy With Who We Are Right Now?” by Moneen
3) “D’You Know What I Mean?” by Oasis
2) “Death March On Two, Ready?” by Envy On The Coast
1) “Have You Seen Me Lately?” by Counting Crows

Have your own Top 5?

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